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Home Park Mont.
May 25th 1895
Miss Frances Battle.
Dearest Frances,
I thought I would write you a few lines as I may not get to talk to you today.
How would it do for you to come down with Mrs. Snapp Tuesday as she goes to town, and let the folks understand you were going in town with her. I could then have a
Now Dear girl do as you think best and it will be all right with me.
Feeling confident dear Frances that we will have a happy future I will close by sending you my love.
Yours for ever,
Jas. M. Williams
P.S. I leave a bit of paper and pencil with thi and you may get a chance to write a few lines in answer to this if you do you keep the letter where you can get at it, and I will ride close up behind you as you are going home you can drop the note on the ground. I will stop to fix my saddle and will get it. Your own Jim

This collection contains five letters (1891-1895) written by James M. Williams. One letter is written to his mother Elizabeth J. Williams while he was at Jefferson, Montana. The other four letters were written from Home Park, Montana to his future wife Frances Battle regarding their courtship and planned elopement. It also contains four photograph prints depicting James M. Williams, Frances Battle Williams, and an unidentified building along with one adult women and six children; presumably Frances Williams and their children.

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Home Park Mont.
May 25th 1895
Miss Frances Battle.
Dearest Frances,
I thought I would write you a few lines as I may not get to talk to you today.
How would it do for you to come down with Mrs. Snapp Tuesday as she goes to town, and let the folks understand you were going in town with her. I could then have a
Now Dear girl do as you think best and it will be all right with me.
Feeling confident dear Frances that we will have a happy future I will close by sending you my love.
Yours for ever,
Jas. M. Williams
P.S. I leave a bit of paper and pencil with thi and you may get a chance to write a few lines in answer to this if you do you keep the letter where you can get at it, and I will ride close up behind you as you are going home you can drop the note on the ground. I will stop to fix my saddle and will get it. Your own Jim